Croakerlandia at Elms Beach

[kevinfry]

Late Friday I was able toclear my schedule for Sat so Ictalarus Bill and I hit Elms beach for Croaker and possibly bluefish.
The bluefish never really showed (though Bill caught a couple small ones) but the croaker were present and hungry. We kept a nicw selection of 11/12 inch croakers for dinner. Squid outfished peeler crab 3-1....a very rare event for me
My highlight came right at the end of the day. It was getting bumpy so we were drifting towards the beach. right next next to a piling I had something big suddenly on. I was surprised to see a double of monster white perch....the only perch we saw all day. 12.25" & 12.75" meant i just missed a double citation!
Elms beach is an overlooked launch spot in St Mary's county. Fish south of the park.
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[daolai]

Kevin - nice work.. great eats there.. how deep were you finding the fish?

[kevinfry]

They were everywhere. we caught them from 10' to 26' of water. For me, the biggest ones were around the 14' depth.

[AbuMasgouf]

That's a great haul! Need to make a trip down there again this year...

[buzz]

Elms beach is an overlooked launch spot in St Mary's county. Fish south of the park.

Ain't that the truth. I lived in St. James 20 years ago and would take my lab swimming there. They have really done a lot to fix that place up. Easiest access to the Bay between Patuxent and Potomac.